Functional Safety engineer

Position Description
Connected, electric and autonomous machines are making their way into our lives, and it is happening fast! We at Volvo Construction Equipment in Eskilstuna conduct research and development towards these areas & technologies. This paradigm shift in the construction industry introduces new safety and security challenges. This is where the Functional Safety and Security comes into the picture not only to strengthen prevailing safety expertise and culture but also to address contemporary security and safety risks of electronic embedded systems.


You will be part of a dedicated team in functional safety and security. Together with the team, you will work to build up and secure the Electric/Electronic-system safety and security. With safety means no harm is caused, deliberately or not and security means that no deliberate harm is caused.


You will apply your knowledge and experience to analyze functional safety risks and identify functional safety requirements. Your will propose technical concepts and solutions. This requires identifying what the required safety functions are, assessment of the risk-reduction required by the safety function, ensuring the safety function performs to the design intent, verification, and providing proper documentation.


The role also includes participating in continuous improvement of our ways of working and you will be encouraged to dream big, dare to fail, innovate and always invest time in personal development.


This is us, your new colleagues
Embedded Electronic Systems (EES) Architecture is a function within Volvo CE’s Technology organization. We are responsible to develop and establish the electronic system architecture to be functional for all our machines meeting the stakeholder and customer needs. An important role of the EES Architecture team is to secure that we design and develop the electronic system architecture in the best way to ensure system safety and security.


We support and care for each other and we foster the values of ownership, trust, teamwork and engagement. We work transparently and share knowledge and experience with others to learn from.
When working within EES Architecture team, the collaboration within Volvo CE and Volvo Group to develop common solutions, gives an extensive network with colleagues from all cultures and areas. Our work environment is global and highly cross functional with important and frequent interactions with most functions and product owners in our company.


What will you be doing?
As Functional safety Engineer you are responsible for assuring the functional safety of our products within the Embedded electronic system function, by performing functional safety management activities through the life cycle of the product (System, Software, Hardware).


Perform appropriate functional safety analysis to ensure product development activities are performed according to relevant functional safety standards ensure that the systems and components delivered are in line with the best functional safety practices and at the same time compliant with the other features and functionalities of the system.


Support home organization to ensure safety standard compliance according to appropriate standards like IEC61508, ISO13849, ISO19014 or ISO 26262


Facilitate safety standard related activities in the home line organization such as creations of HARA, Functional safety concepts, technical safety concepts, DFMEA, FMEDA, FTA, compliance matrix and safety case


Conduct reviews with product teams to ensure functional safety standards are being met throughout product development cycles


Perform System design using SYSML / Modelling tools like Enterprise Architect.


At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about the job description you’re reading. Even if you don't feel that you meet every single expectation of the role, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people that believe in Volvo CE purpose and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways - not just candidates who check all the boxes. We want people to feel comfortable expressing their true selves and to come, stay, and do their best work here.


Who are you?
“Great teams are about personalities, not just skills”. Like us, you believe that integrity, mutual respect, and inclusive approach to work are crucial characteristics. We believe that you are curious, open-minded, and eager too continuously improve your skills. You have a pragmatic, collaborative, and creative mind-set of handling professional and technical challenges. You are a natural team player with ability of working independently. You appreciate socializing and having fun at work.


We also believe you have:
Relevant academic background e.g., Bachelor and/or master’s degree
Good communication skill in English, proficiency in Swedish is desirable
Experience of working with electrical and/or electronic system in the automotive industry
Practical experience in facilitating safety or quality analysis, such as HARA, FMEA, FTA etc.
Systems engineering
Experiences in the application of safety standards such as IEC61508, ISO13849, ISO19014 or ISO 26262
Great interest and curiosity in the area and willingness to challenge yourself and learn.

We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background leads to a better environment for our employees and thus offers higher values to our customers. We strive for an inclusive culture that leverages the strengths inherent in diversity. Above all, our people make the difference.


Curious to know more and have questions?
Welcome to contact: Mikael Laggman, Head of Embedded Electronic System Architecture
+46 16 541 5769
Apply today and join us!


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